36th Division (German Empire)

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The 36th Division , also known as the 36th Infantry Division for the duration of the mobile relationship , was a large unit of the Prussian Army .

structure

The division was part of the XVII. Army Corps .

Peace structure 1914

Organization of war during mobilization in 1914

  • 69th Infantry Brigade
    • 3rd West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 129
    • 8th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 175
  • 71st Infantry Brigade
    • Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich I." (4th East Prussian) No. 5
    • Gdańsk Infantry Regiment No. 128
  • Hussar regiment "Prince Blücher von Wahlstatt" (Pomeranian) No. 5
  • 36th Field Artillery Brigade
    • 2nd West Prussian Field Artillery Regiment No. 36
    • Field artillery regiment "Hochmeister" No. 72
  • 2nd and 3rd company / 1st West Prussian Pioneer Battalion No. 17

Division of War of March 25, 1918

  • 71st Infantry Brigade
    • Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich I." (4th East Prussian) No. 5
    • Gdańsk Infantry Regiment No. 128
    • 8th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 175
    • MG sniper detachment No. 64
    • 4th squadron / hussar regiment "Prince Blücher von Wahlstatt" (Pomeranian) No. 5
  • Artillery Commander No. 36
    • 2nd West Prussian Field Artillery Regiment No. 36
    • 1st Battalion / Reserve Foot Artillery Regiment No. 4
  • 1st West Prussian Pioneer Battalion No. 17
  • Division News Commander # 36

history

The division was established on April 1, 1890 and was in command in Danzig until demobilization and dissolution in May 1919 .

First World War

During the First World War , the division was deployed on the Eastern Front and in October 1915 relocated to the West , where it fought until the end of the war.

Battle calendar

1914

1915

  • to July 6th - Battle of the Rawka-Bzura
  • July 13th to 17th - breakthrough battle near Przasnysz
  • July 18-22 - Pursuit battles to the Lower Narew
  • July 23 to August 3 - Battle of the Narew
  • 04th to 7th August - Battle of the Orz
  • 0August 8-10 - Battle of Ostrow
  • August 11-12 - Battle of Chishev-Sambrov
  • August 13-18 - pursuit battles on the upper Narew and Nurzec
  • August 19-25 - Battle of Bielsk
  • August 26th to September 5th - chase battles on Swislocz and Naumka-Werecia
  • 0September 6-7 - Battle of Wolkowyszk
  • 0September 8-12 - Battle of the Zelwianka and the Nyemen
  • September 12-17 - Battle of Szczara and Jelnia
  • September 17-27 - chase battles in the Lithuanian swamps
  • September 27th to October 17th - departure and transport to the west
  • from October 19th - trench warfare between Somme and Oise

1916

  • until June 23rd - trench warfare between Somme and Oise
  • June 24th to November 26th - Battle of the Somme
  • from November 27th - trench warfare on the Somme

1917

  • until March 15 - trench warfare on the Somme
  • March 16 to May 3 - fighting in front of the Siegfried Front
  • 0May 4th to 20th - Spring battle near Arras
  • May 21st to August 27th - Trench warfare in Flanders and Artois
  • 28 August to 25 September - Third Battle of Flanders
  • September 26th to December 27th - fighting in front of the Siegfried Line
  • from December 27th - trench warfare near St. Quentin and the Oise

1918

  • until March 20 - trench warfare near St. Quentin and the Oise
  • March 21 to April 6 - Great battle in France
  • March 21-22 - Breakthrough battle at St. Quentin- La Fère
  • 0April 7 to 29 - fighting on the Avre and Montdidier and Noyon
  • April 30th to May 26th - OHL reserves in the 18th and 1st Army
  • May 27th to June 13th - Battle of Soissons and Reims
  • June 14th to July 4th - trench warfare between Oise, Aisne and Marne
  • 0July 5th to 14th - Trench warfare between Aisne and Marne
  • July 15-17 - Assault battle on the Marne and Champagne
  • July 18-25 - Defensive battle between Soissons and Reims
  • July 26th to August 3rd - Mobile defensive battle between Marne and Vesle
  • 0August 5th to 15th - Trench warfare in Champagne
  • August 21 to September 2 - Battle of Monchy-Bapaume
  • 0September 3 to 5 - fighting in front of the Siegfried Front
  • 0September 7th to October 14th - Fighting on the Armentières -Lens front
  • October 15-19 - fighting between Deûle Canal and Scheldt
  • October 20th to November 4th - fighting in the Hermann position on the Scheldt
  • 05th to 11th November - fighting in retreat in front of the Antwerp - Meuse position
  • November 12th to December 19th - evacuation of the occupied territory and march home

Commanders

Rank Surname date
Lieutenant General Wilhelm von Dresow 0April 1 to July 11, 1890
Major general Karl von Heister July 12, 1890 to July 11, 1894
Lieutenant General Emil von Hänisch July 12, 1894 to July 19, 1897
Lieutenant General Franz von Pfuhlstein July 20, 1897 to April 17, 1900
Lieutenant General Oskar von Lübbers April 18, 1900 to June 15, 1901
Lieutenant General Arthur Brunsich by Brun June 16, 1901 to September 10, 1903
Lieutenant General August von Mackensen September 11, 1903 to January 26, 1908
Lieutenant General Walter Wasmannsdorff January 27, 1908 to June 18, 1909
Lieutenant General Vincentius de Paula of Brixen June 19, 1909 to July 24, 1910
Major general Ferdinand von Quast July 25 to September 22, 1910 (in charge of the tour)
Lieutenant General Vincentius de Paula of Brixen September 23, 1910 to February 2, 1911
Lieutenant General Kuno von Steuben 0February 3, 1911 to September 3, 1913
Lieutenant General Constance by Heineccius 0September 4, 1913 to August 30, 1916
Lieutenant General Karl von Kehler 0September 1, 1916 to January 12, 1918
Lieutenant General Arnd from Leipzig January 13, 1918 to February 8, 1919
Major general Konrad von Hippel 0February 9 to May 1919

literature

  • Hall of Fame of our Old Army. Published on the basis of official material from the Reichsarchiv , Militär-Verlag, Berlin 1927, pp. 69. 133-134.
  • Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army Which Participated in the War (1914-1918). United States War Office as War Department Document No. 905, Office of the Adjutant, 1920, pp. 418-421.

Individual evidence

  1. Dermot Bradley (ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815–1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 131.